The French Revolution in San Domingo

CONTENTS Introduction and Early History Natural Features, Population and Government The Whites The Mulattoes and the Color Line The Slaves The Eve of the Revolution in San Domingo First Stage of the Colonial Struggle in France The First Troubles in San Domingo The Assembly of Saint-Marc The Decree of May 15, 1791 The Negro Insurrection in the North The Mulatto Insurrection in the West The First Civil Commissioners The Law of April 4, 1792 The Second Civil Commissioners Sonthonax's Rule in the North Polverel's Government of the West The Destruction of Le Cap Emancipation The English Intervention The Advent of Toussaint Louverture The Third Civil Commissioners The Mission of General H?douville The War Between the Castes The Triumph of Toussaint Louverture The Advent of Bonaparte The Coming of Leclerc The Coming of the Yellow Fever The Last Phase